GENERAL JACKSON (GREAT COMMANDERS)
by Parton, James, 1822-1891 [author]; Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 [subject]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1892. Large paper edition, Limited edition. Hardcover. Octavo; Large paper edition, Limited edition 917/1000; Fair+; Hardcover; Spine, brown with fading black print on paper label; In clear plastic sleeve, boards quarter bound with brown cloth to spine and tan cloth to boards, tattered spine caps, wear to hinges and corners, smudging/shelfwear; Text block has gilt top edge, bookplate on front pastedown, name stamp on endpapers and title page, cracked hinges front and rear, intermittent spine breaks, light age-toning to paper; viii, 332 pages, frontispiece (port.), illustrated (2 b&w plates). 1356013. FP New Rockville Stock.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1356013
- Title
- GENERAL JACKSON (GREAT COMMANDERS)
- Author
- Parton, James, 1822-1891 [author]; Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 [subject]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Large paper edition, Limited edition
- Publisher
- D. Appleton and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1892
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About the Seller
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Rockville, Maryland
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- Title Page
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